Jim Maclachlan: 4 books

This book is for anyone who wants to buy, design, &/or build an Inkle loom. It will show the weaver what to look for in a loom, as well as modify, repair or build their own. They're great projects for woodworkers since they’re fairly simple & generally forgiving to construct. They make unique...

I'm a farmer and horseman with a life-long love of fiction, but all too often it’s obvious that an author has relied on movies for their information about horses and farms. Hollywood has dubbed in the sounds of squealing car wheels on gravel roads and they tend to handle horses and farms even more...

The oven tool is used for pushing & pulling the racks in a hot oven, a useful gift for the cook in the family. It's a simple project that teaches a lot of basic skills nor are any of the measurements critical, so it is quite forgiving & allows some imagination that needs to balance against...

Carpenter bees look similar to big bumblebees & they're pretty innocuous for the most part. Like most bees, they're an important part of the ecosystem, so I don't go out of my way to kill them unless they're causing a problem, which they certainly do when they build their nests...